FE block oil mods ... details & photos anyone know were to look for info?

[amdscooter]

Thanks for the replies. I'll probably go with a .070 restriction as I'm using a Melling HV oil pump. Thinking about a windage tray as well. How far up does 6 quarts of oil fill the stock FE pan? Kinda surprised to see windage trays going from $85 to north of $100 and wondering if it's necessary to have one to run 6 quarts.

Here's a pic of a stock pan showing how much you can fit in.

http://fepower.net/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=201.msg1303#msg1303

Thanks for the pics! Very helpful. 

[jayb]

One thing to remember about that is that when the engine is running you will see about 2-3 quarts of oil circulating in the engine.  So, if you fill the engine with 6 quarts, the level in the pan will be in the 3-4 quart range as shown in Howie's photos.

[amdscooter]

Just putting the final touches on my block tonight, heads come back in a day or two. I pulled the FelPro head gaskets and set them on the alignment dowels to see if there were any fit issues. Had to do a double take...



The oil feed hole in the gasket was about 1/3 the size of the hole in the block. Two of the water pass through holes were also undersize although by not nearly as much.  Punched them all to match properly.



Wonder if the restriction in the gasket was by design to reduce oil flow to the heads as many do with Holley jets and such?   

[jayb]

I think that hole in the gasket is a lot bigger than a Holley jet, and would not really provide much of a restriction to the oil flow.